barb
Example Sentences
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But the barbs hit hard among the Davos crowd because they know they depend on the U.S. more than they’d like, and they know it’s their own fault.
In fact, what Zeke felt fold over him was not the barbed cage of a giant robot pelican suit, but the tough muscles of a wombat.
From Literature
“I’m leaving here even more concerned than I was when I arrived,” Padilla said, as the detention facility, surrounded by barbed wire, loomed behind him.
From Los Angeles Times
Representatives from both Paramount and Warner traded barbs during Thursday’s court meeting.
The two were also trading barbs over regulatory issues that they were facing behind the scenes.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
